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[Yu_Bum_suk]

[Moldy Rutabaga]

Well, I have no idea if the Soviets actually had designs on Canada, and I speak half-facetiously. But we did have the DEW line in the 70s to watch for Soviet missiles, and Trudeau, a semi-socialist himself, was on good terms with Castro and the Soviets. I suppose the Soviets might have seen opportunities for territorial expansion, and what better than to be on America's doorstep.

Maybe some of our complaints in this thread are about paper tigers. America had significant bases until the 90s in Europe to warn off Russian expansion, but those bases have been shrinking or disappearing since then. Sometimes, as in Korea, there may actually have been local opposition to forces leaving; they provide jobs and money too. But granted, why they are needed at all now is beyond me.

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[Ilsanman]

That surplus might have something to do with killer taxes, major cutbacks, and not going to war. War is so expensive.

Just because we are in a surplus, doesn't mean we should go back into a deficit just because everyone else is.

Like I said, I don't disagree with aid. I just disagree with an Irish man telling someone else's country to give more. He thinks it should be 0.7%? If Ireland is truly 0.45% or whatever someone said, maybe that should be the centre of Bono's thoughts before he looks elsewhere in the world.

[Octavius Hite]

We failed and Bono is right. We have the hottest economy in the developed world and are putting the US and the EU to shame with our growth and budget surplusses. We should be doing more but it won't happen until we get a majority Liberal government again, this minority gov't has meant that we spent alot on ourselves instead of others.

As for the canadian military remember who it was that fought and won WWI on the fields of Vimy Ridge, Passchendale, Ypres, etc. And don't forget which country ran the D-Day test at Dieppe and sacrficed hundreds to test the beach landing theory, and what country was the only country to make its first day D-day objectives. So remember that canada has always been at the tip of the spear in the noble fights while the Americans waited YEARS to join the fight (or just starts illegal and unjust ones).

[Kuros]

[bucheon bum]

yeah, what's the reason for your hard-on for the USA? Jealousy?

[The Man known as The Man]

[Octavius Hite]

Uh d*cks it was other people who posted knocking Canada and their military I was just defending my country. I know that means that I am a crazy commie canada loving USA hating canuck but read the rest of the board first.

[bucheon bum]

so you admit you can't defend your country without ragging on the USA?

[Moldy Rutabaga]

[Octavius Hite]

I would have been happy to speak just of foriegn aid but earlier posters ragged on Canada so i ragged back, in this boards eyes that means I am crazy yet nothing is said about those who hijacked the thread with garbage on militaries, which wasnt me.

[Ilsanman]

This post originated from a criticism against Canada, but really had very little to do with USA.

But we do get compared to them a lot.

On another note, I become more and more pro-USA, the longer I stay in Korea. I am juts anti-Bush and anti-war.

[joe_doufu]

[hypnotist]

[mindmetoo]